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The ranking score percentage is used to compare and sort experiences in ranking tables. It is not necessarily a direct measurement of the quality of a particular experience as rated by its customers. I've found it a useful tool to allow me to find the best experiences with confidence. But I've also found it important to read the customer reviews before making any final judgements!
We calculate an experience's ranking score using a multi-factor data model instead of a raw data average (mean). This model takes into account several important questions. For instance - is there a trusted body of reviews? What is the age of a review and is the review from a credible source?
Below you'll find details around some of the important factors that went into calculating the ranking score for Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite.
If you have any questions or comments about our ranking score calculation please get in touch at info@rankers.co.nz. We don't believe this is perfect or complete so we're always interested in ways we might make improvements.
Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite
Valid Reviews
79 Valid Reviews
The Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite experience has a total of 80 reviews. There are 79 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 1 invalid review that are excluded from the calculation. Reviews can be excluded only when a reviewer is not verified or after an investigation by our team determines the reviewer is not genuine.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 79 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 21 |
|
27% |
| 9/10 | 22 |
|
28% |
| 8/10 | 26 |
|
33% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
85.06% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite valid reviews is 85.06% and is based on 79 valid reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here as a comparison to the weighted average.
Face-to-Face Reviews
16 Face-to-Face Reviews
The Rankers team meets with travellers while they’re in New Zealand and conducts face-to-face surveys. These reviews, in our opinion, are the most trusted in the industry and represent a critical control sample. To our knowledge, we are the only travel review website in the world that has gone to this extent.
More about face-to-face reviews
Within the 79 valid reviews, the experience has 16 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 16 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 5 |
|
31% |
| 9/10 | 5 |
|
31% |
| 8/10 | 4 |
|
25% |
| 7/10 | 2 |
|
13% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
88.13% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite face-to-face reviews is 88.13% and is based on 16 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
86.78%
Rankers calculates a weighted mean as a base average on which we can improve. Individual review's ratings are given a weight based on several factors. The weight of a review determines the overall impact it'll have on the final weighted average.
Recent reviews have more weight as they are more relevant and reflect the experience as it currently operates. Over time reviews become less relevant and loose their impact on the ranking score.
Low rating reviews carry slightly less weight. This dampens the effect of very low ratings for every experience across the board. This is especially important when the experience has few reviews overall and a single negative rating can grossly mischaracterise an experience. Consistent poor reviews will still result in the experience receiving a comparitively low ranking score.
Credible sources provide reviews that can be trusted. If we have verified a reviewer is genuine via a face-to-face meeting then the review carries additional weight.
| Reviewer | Rating | Age | Relative Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane | 8/10 | 91 days | 99% |
| Bart | 8/10 | 91 days | 99% |
| K M | 8/10 | 122 days | 98% |
| Stephane | 10/10 | 152 days | 100% |
| Tiffndoll | 8/10 | 336 days | 93% |
| Jesse Leake | 7/10 | 365 days | 87% |
| test | 10/10 | 396 days | 92% |
| Marie Perret | 9/10 | 488 days | 87% |
| Kelsie | 10/10 | 549 days | 84% |
| Jodie Muller | 9/10 | 641 days | 77% |
| Campingkea | 8/10 | 671 days | 74% |
| MMM | 10/10 | 702 days | 73% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 702 days | 73% |
| Julia | 7/10 | 761 days | 63% |
| Julia | 8/10 | 792 days | 64% |
| Alberto | 9/10 | 822 days | 62% |
| Amber | 9/10 | 1460 days | 13% |
| Sarah | 8/10 | 1522 days | 10% |
| JM | 10/10 | 1797 days | 5% |
| Stefano | 8/10 | 1826 days | 5% |
| Beth Carlton | 8/10 | 1918 days | 5% |
| Jae-Marie Edwards | 9/10 | 2132 days | 4% |
| Renee | 8/10 | 2132 days | 4% |
| Tash & Laura | 8/10 | 2191 days | 4% |
| James | 8/10 | 2253 days | 4% |
| Tjitze Weststrate | 8/10 | 2253 days | 4% |
| Lilia | 2/10 | 2283 days | 2% |
| Kiri Edwards | 9/10 | 2375 days | 4% |
| Sezz bella | 1/10 | 2467 days | 1% |
| Clobby | 6/10 | 2528 days | 3% |
| Sanne Heil | 8/10 | 2618 days | 3% |
| Pirita Latja | 9/10 | 2648 days | 3% |
| Jarod | 10/10 | 2648 days | 3% |
| Katy Coutts | 8/10 | 2787 days | 3% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 2849 days | 3% |
| Sally Caboche | 10/10 | 2862 days | 3% |
| Cathy Mead | 9/10 | 2885 days | 3% |
| Fabio Flepp | 10/10 | 2899 days | 3% |
| Kelly Roxanne | 7/10 | 2921 days | 3% |
| Sue Horstra | 10/10 | 2989 days | 3% |
| Marvin Galano | 10/10 | 3074 days | 3% |
| Eric Pollard | 9/10 | 3079 days | 2% |
| Kate | 9/10 | 3196 days | 2% |
| Peter Barker | 10/10 | 3244 days | 2% |
| Helena Bond | 9/10 | 3263 days | 2% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3269 days | 2% |
| Tony Maroulis | 10/10 | 3275 days | 2% |
| Jean marc Daubenfeld | 8/10 | 3314 days | 2% |
| Sarah Dial | 10/10 | 3318 days | 2% |
| Mike Humphries | 8/10 | 3319 days | 2% |
| Avery Wong | 10/10 | 3338 days | 2% |
| D'Arcy King | 10/10 | 3382 days | 2% |
| James Webster | 8/10 | 3584 days | 1% |
| Kurz Werner | 9/10 | 3593 days | 1% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 3614 days | 1% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 3614 days | 1% |
| Sebastian Sanne | 9/10 | 3662 days | 1% |
| Maggie Tobar | 6/10 | 3668 days | 1% |
| Antoine Vernay | 8/10 | 3719 days | 1% |
| Gloria Hanke | 7/10 | 3968 days | 1% |
| Guido Dust | 7/10 | 3968 days | 1% |
| Markus Eckert | 9/10 | 3985 days | 1% |
| Sara Williams | 8/10 | 4044 days | 0% |
| catherine welsh | 8/10 | 4048 days | 1% |
| Jane Stevens | 10/10 | 4048 days | 0% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 4048 days | 0% |
| Rebecca Alt | 8/10 | 4051 days | 0% |
| Julia Ahrend | 10/10 | 4051 days | 0% |
| Jade Fleming | 6/10 | 4109 days | 0% |
| Richard Evans | 9/10 | 4140 days | 0% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4293 days | 0% |
| Emily Meek | 8/10 | 4323 days | 0% |
| Florian | 9/10 | 4323 days | 0% |
| Katharina | 8/10 | 4341 days | 0% |
| Fabian | 9/10 | 4341 days | 0% |
| Judith & John Bishop | 9/10 | 4688 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 9/10 | 5078 days | 1% |
| Ann-Kathrin Auditor | 10/10 | 5079 days | 1% |
| Lukas Blaauw | 9/10 | 5437 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
1.49% Adjustment
Every experience's review score is adjusted to balance out the disproportional number of negative reviews that are contributed.
You won't be surprised to learn that disgruntled folk are more likely to leave a review than happy ones. They are motivated to share their experience and warn others. We consider this a good thing and it's why reading the reviews is important. However we've learned it can misrepresent the experience in a more overall sense.
We apply a balancing adjustment to counteract this effect and ensure the ranking score is a more fair representation of the experience. This adjustment is applied equally to all experiences.
Final Ranking Score
88%
The final ranking score once any adjustments, ratings, and rounding has been applied. This value is recalculated each day and a short rolling average is applied. Therefore it may not be precisely accurate based on the other values presented.